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Violin
Grupo INKHAY member César Vele plays the violin at the Raíces Roots Music Concert Series 2018
Tuning for the Performance
Here Pepe is tuning his instruments for his performance at Whispering Knoll Assisted Living facility in Edison, New Jersey.
Tour of Instruments
Pepe takes the time to show us the instruments in his collection. He shared with us the origins of many of his instruments, and even told us stories of how he acquired some of them.
The Pulse of the Music
The drum is the heartbeat of the music. Drums in Andean music play simple, steady pulse patterns in time with a variety of other instruments.
The Glass Case
Pepe's private collection in his Stanhope, NJ home.
The Flutes
The flutes
The Collection
The collection
Strings Close Up 2
Strings close up 2
String Collection on the Wall
A portion of Pepe Santana's collection of stringed instruments from around the world hand in a wall display.
String Collection Close Up
A close up of a small selection from Pepe Santana's stringed instrument collection.
String Collection
These are the guitars and other lute family instruments that make up Pepe's strings collection.
South America
Grupo INKHAY performs folkloric music from the Andes mountains, specifically from the countries of Ecuador, Bolivia and Perú, in South America.
Songs of the Andes
Grupo INKHAY member César Vele sings songs from the Andes mountains at the Raíces Roots Music Concert Series 2018.
Song of the Andes
Pepe Santana plays and sings an Andean song for his audience in an indigenous language.
Showing the Audience
Pepe holds up instruments to show his audience. This is a trademark of Pepe's performances. He believes in respecting his audience's intelligence by explaining to them the origins of his instruments and how they are used in Andean Music.
Sharing Culture
Pepe Santana, musician and cultural historian, sharing his knowledge about Andean folkloric traditions to educate audiences about the music and songs being performed at the concert.
Sharing Andean Culture in New Jersey
Pepe Santana and Grupo INKHAY, along with the other performers and groups who shared their talents and knowledge in the 2018 Raíces Roots Music Concert Series, provided the opportunity to bridge cultures through the universal language of music in…
Rothman Teran
Rothman Teran of Grupo INKHAY plays guitar at the Raíces Roots Music Concert Series 2018 in Highland Park, NJ.
Rothman Teran
Rothman Teran, musician and singer, Grupo INKHAY
Rothman Teran
Rothman Teran of Grupo INKHAY sings songs from the Andes mountains at the Raíces Roots Music Concert Series 2018 in Highland Park, NJ.
Raíces Roots Music Concert Series - Pepe Santana and Grupo INKHAY
Members of Grupo INKHAY share their talents and knowledge of traditional indigenous Andean music with audience members at the Raíces Roots Music Concert Series in 2018.
Raíces Roots Music Concert Series - Pepe Santana and Grupo INKHAY
Pepe Santana and Grupo INKHAY shared the folkloric music of the Andes, especially of the indigenous traditions. Throughout the concert, they also educated the audience about Andean traditions, people’s instruments, and genres of music.
Quena
Pepe Santana plays the Quena flute. It is made of bamboo. It is often associated with "fertility rituals of resurrection and life." The Quena has been recognized as one of the most important wind instruments of Andean Music. It has even been depicted…
Pepe's Instruments
Pepe's instruments
Pepe's Collection
Pepe Santana was gracious enough to not only allow us into his home in Stanhope, New Jersey but to let the Raices team look at and touch his instrument collection. Pepe has acquired his collection during the span of his career. He took the time to…